Dannion Brinkley confirming first contact in 2008

If you haven't heard of an individual named Dannion Brinkley, he has had three near death experiences, two of which involved him being struck by lightning. He reportedly found himself, or, more specifically, his spirit-self, traveling through a dark tunnel toward an angelic being who led him into a "crystal city." There, he entered a "cathedral of knowledge" where he was shown 13 visions, contained in what he termed "boxes." So-called "beings of light" also showed him 117 glimpses of possible future events, of which 95 have come to pass (by his count) in early 1998.

One of his prediction in his book "Beings of Light" states: "By the year 2008, the fact that we are not alone in the Universe will be made undeniably clear to everyone alive on the planet. With millions of planets and billions of stars, I cannot fathom how we could have ever thought in any other terms. However for those who have doubted, the extraterrestrials will make themselves known. I believe they feel that they have no choice but to show themselves as we are on the verge of self-annihilation, genocide and toxic poisoning. The truth of our inter-galactic lineage will become common knowledge. If I am to believe the vision, the truth of our inter-galactic lineage will cause humanity to take one wild ride!"

10-14-08.blogspot.com highly recommends Dannion's presentation on Google Video as he talks on the "Changing Face of Time" leading to 2012: